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There was no official declaration of war for the American Civil War; and even if there were, Lincoln had no power to do it. Only Congress has the power to declare war.
The Civil War officially started on April 12, 1861, when Confederate troops besieged and bombarded Fort Sumter, a Union-held fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. The Union troops were overwhelmed and surrendered after a couple days.
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∙ 13y agoLincoln did not declare war not did he ask Congress to declare war. He did command federal troops to protect government property when they were fired upon.
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Indecisive battle in Maryland enables Lincoln to declare that the civil war has become a war on slavery?
The Battle of Antietam (1862)
How was the president of the time of the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln was the president during the Civil War.
Who was the president at that time of the civil war?
Abraham Lincoln
How was president at the time of the civil war?
Absy Lincoln
What were the president of the time of the civil war?
Abraham Lincoln
What position was Abraham Lincoln in the civil War?
Abraham Lincoln was President of the USA at the time of the civil war and as such he would have been Commander in Chief.
Was the president during the time of the civil war?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the president during the time of the civil war?
Abraham Lincoln
Was Lincoln shot during or after the Civil War?
Lincoln was shot after the civil war
Revolutionary War Civil War Abraham Lincoln?
he was in the civil war. the revolutionary war was long before his time. generals were grant,lee
What war was abrahm Lincoln associated in?
the civil war Lincoln was prez when the civil war happened
Who was the US president from 1861 to 1865?
Abraham Lincoln was the president. this period of time was also when the civil war was happening. Abraham Lincoln was the president. this period of time was also when the civil war was happening.
